Ancient medicine

Why did medicine men drill holes in sick peoples heads?

• They couldn't heal them, so this put them out of their misery

• The believed it released the evil spirits which was making them ill

• They wanted to release the tension in the brain

• They had no other idea

What was the name given to drilling holes in peoples skulls?

• Murdering

• Torpedoing

• Trephining

• Purging

What is another name for a Doctor?

• Physician

• Nurse

• Healer

• Medicine Man

Egyptians looked at the River Nile and thought this was similar to how blood moved around the body. What was this theory called?

• Riveratomy

• Nile theory

• Channel theory

• Water theory

What did Egyptians learn from embalming (preserving bodies)?

• Diet

• Anatomy

• Disease

• Body odour

Who was the Greek god of healing?

• Panacea

• Zeus

• Apollo

• Asclepius

Who was the 'father of medicine' who came up with the 4 humours theory?

• Galen

• Hippocrates

• Sekhmet

• Asclepius

Which animal did Galen famously dissect to prove that the brain controlled the body and not the heart?

• Pig

• Monkey

• Human

• Dog

Which idea of Hippocrates did he re-emphasise without changing?

• The 4 humours

• Dissection

• Observation and recording

• The Hippocratic Oath

Which idea of Hippocrates did he amend with his 'opposites' theory?

• The 4 humours

• Writing

• Observation & recording

• Dissection